William henry brown



(No Model.)

W. H. BROWN.

MUSICAL PNEUMATIG TOY.

190.898,69?. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

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through line 'l in Fig. 2.

NiTep STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TILLIAlI ilEilBY BROV, OF BOLTON, ("Olf'NlY OF l'iACAS'lER, ENGLAND.

MUSICAL PNEUMATIC TOY.

SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,697', dated February 26, 1889.

Application filed November 15, 1883i Serial No. 290,923. (No model.) Patented ill England September 5i 1389i N0- 121ml To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LVILLIAM HENRY BROWN, cotton-spinner, of 64 Chorley Street, Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, England, have inm vented new and useful Improvements in a Musical Pneumatic Toy, (for which I have obtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 12,821,

September 5, 18%,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of musical tolvs comprisin g reeds and disks mounted on cords, which, being twisted, as is well known, communicate revolving motions to th e disks alternately in opposite directions h v alternatelyv elongating and shortening the strin that are twisted together.

'lheobject ot in v invention is to improve such toys and provide novel means for producing musical sounds; and to such ends the invention consists in the ieatures oi' construction and combination of devices hereii'iafter described and claimed, reference hei ng made to the acconipannving drawings, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal elevation of my musical pneumatic toy in operative position, Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same through line O P in Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. is a sectional view ot' the musical rtwolving tov Fig. et is an outside elevation of same, showing the openings or passages For conveying wind to the reeds.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a disk with the reeds mounted thereon, and Fig. G isa plan L i 5 to move to and fro the toy A is revolved rst view of one of the outer disks.

The musical portion A of this toy is comout any perceptible stoppage, and so on as posed of several parts, and consists of the plain disk B, as in Fig. t3, oli' cardboard, to which is secured, hiv glue, gum, or other equivalent means, the center pieces, C. The circular center pieces, are consi ructed, as in Fig. il, with the circular openingsI l), to torni passages between thc outside disks, if and E, for conveying wind l'rom the reeds when the toy is revolving. The card-hoard disk .E is pro vided with the openings or passages G l'or conveying wind to the reeds ll, the latter heilig mounted on the circular metallic plate I, as in Fig. 'lhe reed-plate l is attached to the card-hoard disk E in any convenient manner, and around the periphery ot' the reed-plate is l arranged the ring J', that serves to support and rigidly connect the disk E to the center pieces, C, and at the same time hohl the said disk E at such distances from the center pieces as to provide the required intervening space for the reed-plate. The reeds H are placed opposite the openings or passages G in the disk E, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Any convenient number of reeds can he mounted on the metallic plate I, the openings or pas- 6o sages D and G being provided to suit. The whole of the parts 'forming the musical tolv are put together as in Figs. l and 2, and are secured hy means of glue, gum, or other equivalents. 6D

ll' desired, ille several parts oll thc tov, with the except ion ol? the plate l and reeds ll, which arc in all cases ol metal, ma v he made of metal, wood, papicronache, or other suitable materials.

The metallic plate lis provided with the holes K, through which the double cord L passes, the latter having the handles M at each end for operating the toy in the follow ing manner: The operator places one ot the handles M in cach hand and revolves the tov until the double strings or cords L are twisted sufficiently to contract the length of the same, as in Fig. l. rlhen h v distcnding the hands the tendon ev is to untwist the cords L, which at once sels the tov revolving, the speed he- 'ng according to the speed or movement oi he operatoi-s hands. By allowing the hands in one direction and then in the other withlong as desired. y the revolving action ot the tov the reeds ll are operated h v atmos phel'ic air .issi1ig through the openings or pas ges G and out hy 'the openings D on the 9o peripherwv ot the same, as indicated by the arrows. ',lhe musical sounds from the reeds ll can he varied in tone, accort'ling to the Speed at which the disk A is revolved. The outside ol2 the disks l; and E can he ornamenti-d in col- 95 ors or with colored scraps, to make the same attract ive and pleasing to the c ve.

l claim as nl v invention- A musical revolving tov consisting ot' the cords L, the plain disk B, having the circular Ico lai-7 center pieces, C, lixed thereto and provided In testimony Wliereofl aix my' signature in with the circular chambers or openings D, eXJ presence of Vtwo Witnessesl tending to their periphery, the' ring J, sef cured tothe periphery of the Center pieces, VILLAM HENRY BROWN,

5 the outer disk, E, having radial air-passages G and secured on seid ring, and the Circular XVitnesses:

reed-carrying platel, fitted inside said pe- JAMES SELBY, ripheral ring between the center pieces and 14 George Street, BoZlfon. the Outer disk having the air-openings, sul)- EDMUND CHADWICK,

1o stantiaiiy as described. 92 Si. Georges Road, Bolton. 

